Broads You Should Know

ReBROADcast: Pine Leaf Woman Chief - Two-Spirit Native American Chief Who Led With Peace [with Sam Eggers]

We've entered gratitude season here in the US, which is the perfect time to revisit some of our previously-broadcast indigenous American Broads! Today we bring back Sam's brilliant episode on Native American two-spirit Chief, Pine Leaf Woman Chief!

Pine Leaf was a teenager when her warrior father was killed by the Blackfoot Tribe. Still, she rallied a small army and led a retaliatory raid, killing and taking prisoner those who attacked her people. She became known as Woman Chief, and set out to make peace treaties with the surrounding tribes.

Listen now to learn more!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Joan of Arc — French Warrior, Blessed ”Maid” and Betrayed Martyr [with Rev. Alex Lang]

The Broad, the Myth, the LEGEND! We all know her name, but do you actually know her story? To start with, did you know that wasn't really her name?!

Joan was born into a war-torn France at a time when French hope was greatly diminished. How on earth does a thirteen-year-old farm girl travel across dangerous, disputed territory, win an audience with the Crown Prince of France, inspire the entire French army and restore the hope of France, when it would have seemed statistically impossible? And what price would she have to pay for her stunning accomplishments? You'll have to listen to find out!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

St. Teresa of Ávila — Spanish Reformer & First Female Doctor of the Catholic Church [with Rev. Barbara Gorsky]

As a young girl, Teresa was obsessed with the stories of the saints and the brave knights riding to religious martyrdom. When she was seven, she even tried to run away from home to join the holy wars, so it surprises no one when she takes her vows and puts on the nun's uniform.

When terrible illness strikes her, keeping her in bed nearly a year, her religious convictions deepen and she turns to prayer and a personal relationship with God to help her manage the difficult days. Then, when Jesus himself appears to her in visions, Teresa finds herself in a position of influence in the church and the community at large.

With both her country and her Church facing divisive political battles, can Teresa use her direct line to God to make a difference in these troubling times? You'll have to listen to find out!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

1. Write a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Share your favorite episode on social
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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

St. Catherine of Siena - The ”Mystical Bride of Christ” and Catholic Reformer

Catherine is extremely devout from a very young age (seeing her first visions as early as 5 years old, and promising herself to Christ by the age of 7), so when her older sister dies in childbirth and her parents start pushing her to marry her sister's widower, Catherine flat out refuses and goes on a hunger strike - a first step in what would become a lifetime of "asceticism".

Her professed visions and "mystical marriage" to Christ, ring and all, propel Catherine to religious stardom fairly quickly and she becomes a leading voice for peace in a fractured Italy, calling for unification and reunion with the Papal State.

Is she successful in her mission for peace? Is she able to makeover the Catholic Church? Were her visions and extreme asceticism symptoms of some greater issue? You'll have to listen to find out!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

1. Write a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Share your favorite episode on social
3. Tell a friend!

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Hildegard von Bingen Part 2 - Visions, Madness, or Machinations?

Last week we dug into the extensive work produced by the prolific medieval polymath Hildegard von Bingen, but we saved the most interesting piece of her story for Part 2: Her first writings, of her own accord, weren't from her own mouth, but from the mouth of God himself in her VISIONS. WHAT?!?! 

Were Hildegard's visions real? If so how did she know they were from God? How did this fact change the course of her life and propel her to unimaginable heights, especially for a woman, a NUN, in the medieval times? And then what did Hildegard do with this great power accorded to her?! Well, you'll have to listen to find out!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

1. Write a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Share your favorite episode on social
3. Tell a friend!

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Hildegard von Bingen - Medieval Polymath: Writer, Composer, Doctor, Philosopher, Mystic & Visionary

Hildegard von Bingen lived the strict life of a cloistered nun, run to the ground physically by the harsh rules and meager lifestyle of the Benedictine Monks, and she's somehow able to not only survive, but THRIVE.

She writes, composes, and creates works so profound and so important that the whole world takes notice and she's able to ascend to a position of great importance, both inside and outside of the Church. What does she do with this immense power? And how does she accumulate it in the first place? Well, you'll have to listen to find out!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

1. Write a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Share your favorite episode on social
3. Tell a friend!

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Chiquinha Gonzaga - Prolific Composer and First Brazilian Female Conductor

In her early studies Chiquinha Gonzaga took to music immediately and composed and performed her first piece in public at just 11 years old. She knew she was meant to play and write music. But when her husband by arranged marriage forces her to choose between being a wife and mother, and her music, she does what had never been done by a woman in Brazil before - she asks for a divorce!

Turns out that fighting upcurrent against societal expectations and scandal would become a recurring theme in her life and Chiquinha would go on to not only support herself financially, but also break through the ranks of male-only composers to become the first female composer in Brazil, write dozens of hits establishing choro music and nationalism as the new norm, shake the walls of the Brazilian Presidential Palace, fight for equality, diversity and feminism, and even form an association to protect music copyrights.

Hers is a story you won't want to miss, so listen now!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

1. Write a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Share your favorite episode on social
3. Tell a friend!

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Broadly Speaking #12: ’The Woman King’ and Viola Davis’ Impending Oscar

We interrupt our current series, They Called Them Crazy, to bring you an urgent notice to drop whatever you are doing and get your butts to the movie theatre to see THE WOMAN KING!! Chloe joins Sara to discuss the newly released film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, and John Boyega.

In addition to reviewing Prince-Bythewood's stellar direction and beautiful filmmaking, Viola Davis' breathtaking performance, and the rest of the talented cast and crew involved, this spoiler-free episode (we promise) looks at the semi-historic roots of the storyline and the qualities of the film and story that make it stand out as a shining beacon amongst other female-centric and afrocentric hollywood flicks. 

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

3 Ways you can help support the podcast:

1. Write a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Share your favorite episode on social
3. Tell a friend!

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

IG: @SaraGorsky

Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Christine de Pizan - First Woman Published in Europe & First Published Feminist!

Our miniseries "They Called Them Crazy" kicks off with Crazy Prolific Broad: Christine de Pizan.

When disaster strikes her family in medieval France, Christine becomes her family's sole breadwinner by becoming a copyist, but she doesn't stop there! She begins writing her own works (becoming the first woman published in Europe!), starting with poems and ballads, then essays and the equivalent of modern editorials.

She earns patronage from many of the wealthiest, titled folks in the French court AND across the pond in England, including some of the royals themselves. She really makes her mark, though when a particularly misogynistic poem becomes very popular with the masses. Christine, insulted at the way women are treated in the poem, picks up her quill and writes a verbose response in defense of women - becoming the first published feminist in history!

Why, then, does she make the list of "Women They Call Crazy"? You'll have to listen to the full story to find out!

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A BROAD is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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BYSK is hosted & produced by Sara Gorsky (@SaraGorsky),

BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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They Were Called Crazy - Exploring the Broads Who Wore That Label

We're launching a brand new Broads Miniseries to kick off the fall and Sara's here to tell you all about it!

We all hear the "c" word tossed around often, in the media, and even amongst our friends and family, but what is its origin? We dig deep into the origins of the word, and it's adjacent words, too.

Then, Sara tours us through all the possible Broads that were suggested for this series, which category they fall under, and why. Some of the names you'll recognize, some you won't, but ALL of them, are definitely Broads You Should Know!

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A BROAD is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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See All Our BROADS at www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

Suggest a BROAD on the website, or email to BroadYouShouldKnow@gmail.com

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BYSK is hosted & produced by Sara Gorsky (@SaraGorsky),

BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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Support BYSK by:

1. Writing a review on Apple Podcasts
2. Sharing your favorite episode with your friends & family
3. Follow us on social IG:@BroadsYouShouldKnow FB: @BroadsYouShouldKnow TW: @BYSKpodcast